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I spoke too soon. This weekend I had several issues during Stranger Things S04E08 and S04E09. I had the repetitive ticking sounds, and twice the audio dropped-out completely, requiring stopping and restarting the stream. And I was so confident that the problem was fixed after I made it...

For Robert D, and any others that prefer not to use a search engine such as Google, you have to first sign up for the Apple Beta Software Program. Then, in the System settings, turn on "Get Beta Updates". I have had every tvOS 15.x beta on my ATV4K Gen 2 since I joined the Apple Beta Software...

It seems that tvOS 16 has fixed the Gen 2 Atmos problem. I installed the beta and was able to play DtS S01E01 completely through on a wired connection without issue. In my experience, this was not possible on tvOS 15.x. It took Apple long enough.

With tvOS regressions reaching the point that there are even reports of Gen 1 units suffering the Atmos dropouts, did you think the video was safe from Apple's incompetence?

Wi-Fi has evolved to the point that it is often better than a 1Gb wired network. Wi-Fi 6E adds more channels so Wi-Fi congestion should no longer be a problem. Wi-Fi speeds can be much higher than 1Gbps. Range issues can be addressed by adding access points or using a mesh network. When I buy...

That was for a very different reason. Most older devices, such as your Firestick, only had a 10/100 Ethernet port, so Wi-Fi was often faster. That is often not the case with a 1Gb Ethernet port.

Seems we are both right. Drive to Survive is in DV starting with Season 2. The DV logo pops up on my TV when I play S02E01 and up, but not for any Season 1 episode. I have been testing with S01E01, and it was not listed as available in DV. That was actually a good thing as it helped rule out DV...

I did some testing this evening. I started with my ATV4K Gen 1 (tvOS 15.3) on a wired connection and played a complete episode of Drive to Survive without any Atmos dropouts. No surprise there, as I have never had an Atmos dropout on my Gen 1. I just thought I should test it on the most...

You should use the same limits for Wired as for Wi-Fi. Only difference is wired is more consistent as it isn't subject to congestion or interference like Wi-Fi. I would start at 30Mbps for the 4K 50Hz Drive to Survive. If you still get Atmos dropouts, lower it in 2Mbps increments until the...

Great post! Thanks for performing the experiment I suggested. You may need to drop the max limit if you still get the Atmos dropouts. The goal is to force a lower bandwidth 4K video stream that doesn't trigger the Atmos dropouts. I don't know how practical a workaround this would be for the...

Then I should have had the dropouts when I tested Drive to Survive at 1080p 50Hz, but I didn't. I believe that the reports of dropouts when streaming only Atmos music are due to the normal blanking of audio by the AVR when the audio stream changes formats. It does this to prevent potentially...

I gave a very good explanation why Drive to Survive is so problematic. I suggest you re-read my recent posts.

Perhaps I wasn't clear. I actually said the complete opposite of the Atmos problem being caused by network issues. What I said was that anything that prevents getting a 4K stream, such as a 1080p TV/AVR or a lower bandwidth network connection, should also prevent the Atmos problem. This was...

Should be okay, but keep in mind that your ISP B/W is shared among all your internet devices. I assume you have a wired connection to your ATV4K Gen 2 and are not using Wi-Fi. I doubt it. As long as your equipment is capable of of decoding the 5.1 LPCM + MAT 2.0 from the ATV4K, you should be...

You make a good point about HDMI cables. I have discussed why I have ruled out the HDMI cables, but this is a very long tread. I only have a cheap 3 ft cable between my ATV4K Gen 2 and my Denon AVR. That short of a cable should have minimal issues with reflections or other transmission line...

Ara noticed that Drive to Survive was 50Hz. I had to go into my Denon app to confirm, as there is no display of the video frame rate on my Denon AVR or Sony TV. I had been speculating that a busier Atmos track and higher bandwidth video were factors in the Atmos dropouts, and the reason I have...

I sent an email to Ara Derderian, cohost of “HT Guys”, one of the few podcasts I listen to. I remembered that last year Ara said he was going to upgrade his ATV4K’s to the just released Gen 2. So, I thought I would ask Ara if he had experienced the Atmos problem. Ara replied to my email and said...

The ATV4K Atmos issue made it to the big time!!! Posted today there is a small feature on the MacRumors home page, thanks to the efforts of some posters on the Apple support site. Perhaps the exposure will help motivate Apple to address the issue, but I won't hold my breath.

Your experience supports my speculation that a busier Atmos track, and perhaps higher BW video such as during the more intense DTS scenes (the reasons I use DTS S1E1 as test material), contributes to more frequent Atmos dropouts, but I respectfully disagree that it is an authoring issue. I...

I had seen a few posts mentioning the new Netflix player this past week. I just checked and noted that I do have Netflix v2.1.23 mentioned in the article, as well as the latest tvOS 15.5 beta. I just tested it out with 'Drive to Survive' and got an Atmos dropout within the first minute, as...